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The Directors

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Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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1st January 1999 - 5th June 2004
Director
Robert J. Emery
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Robert J. Emery
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Tim Burton
1st January 1999

Episode 1

Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.

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Terry Gilliam
23rd May 2000

Episode 2

Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

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Alan Parker
7th February 2004

Episode 3

Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.

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Wes Craven
30th January 1999

Episode 4

Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.

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Roger Corman
1st February 1999

Episode 5

Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.

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Martin Scorsese
6th July 2000

Episode 6

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.

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Rob Reiner

Episode 7

Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.

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James Cameron

Episode 8

Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.

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Barbra Streisand

Episode 9

Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.

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David Cronenberg

Episode 10

Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called. His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.

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David Mamet
3rd January 2002

Episode 11

His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""

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Tony Scott
7th November 2001

Episode 12

Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".

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Ivan Reitman

Episode 13

Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".

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Best of The Directors

Episode 14

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

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